Near Shiloh in Hardin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Civilian Conservation Corps
Co. 2425 MP-3
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 16, 2009
1. Civilian Conservation Corps Marker
Inscription.
Civilian Conservation Corps. Co. 2425 MP-3. CCC Company 2425, with Negro veterans of world war one as its members, was formed at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, June 27, 1933. The Corpsman then moved to Shiloh National Military Park and lived in tents while building Camp Young, which was to be their Tennessee home for 8 years. The 2425th maintained the Park and the National Highway to Corinth, Miss. They improved roads, installed erosion dams, erected stone walls, planted thousands of trees, and gained honor by evacuating victims of the 1937 flood.
CCC Company 2425, with Negro veterans of WW I as its members, was formed at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, June 27, 1933. The Corpsman then moved to Shiloh National Military Park and lived in tents while building Camp Young, which was to be their Tennessee home for 8 years. The 2425th maintained the Park and the National Highway to Corinth, Miss. They improved roads, installed erosion dams, erected stone walls, planted thousands of trees, and gained honor by evacuating victims of the 1937 flood.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4C 30.)
Location. 35° 7.654′ N, 88° 21.733′ W. Marker is near Shiloh, Tennessee, in Hardin County. Marker is on State Highway 22/142, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shiloh TN 38376, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
